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of the 10th inning of a 1–1 tie game. He threw 3 innings, struck out 5, did not allow a run and earned the win when the Lions walked-off in the bottom of the 12th. In game 6, Kudo came in relief to start the seventh inning of a 2-run game. He threw 3 innings, struck out 5, did not allow a run and earned the save. In game 8, Kudo came in relief to begin the eighth inning with a 3–2 lead. He pitched the final 2 innings, did not allow a run and got the save.
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for the first time. Having never had to bat in his first 18 seasons as a pitcher, Kudoh infamously went 84 straight at-bats without recording a hit during his first season with
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innings for a 0.48 ERA. In game 2, he earned the win with a complete-game shutout. In game 5, he got the save, coming in with one out in the ninth with a 3–1 lead. In game 6, Kudo threw his second complete game of the series, giving up 1 run, his only run of the series, and striking out 7 batters.
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was going to be the manager. Kudoh initiated a gradual turnaround by the long-hapless Daiei Hawks. He lowered his ERA in each season (3.64, 3.51, 3.35, 3.07, 2.38) and the Hawks became more competitive in each successive year by increasing their win total (54, 54, 63, 67).
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innings, giving up 2 runs for a 1.46 ERA and struck out 10 batters. In game 2, he pitched 7 innings, gave up one run, none earned, and struck out 7 batters. Despite his performance, the Lions offense was shutout and he took the loss. In game 6, he pitched
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4123:Sadao Kondo
4057:Sadaharu Oh
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1333:Koji Uehara
1282:Sadaharu Oh
478:Seibu Lions
387:Seibu Lions
350:May 5, 1963
92:introducing
4520:Categories
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4361:Hideo Nomo
3541:Lee Dae-ho
3021:Minamimura
2749:Nishiguchi
1637:References
1023:Golden Age
929:Randy Bass
879:Golden Age
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605:Gold Glove
542:As manager
454:Strikeouts
346:1963-05-05
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75:references
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4218:Akira Ogi
4069:Shosei Go
3695:Jiro Kuji
3677:Yukio Aoi
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3221:Yamaguchi
3045:Sugishita
2869:Yoshikawa
2821:Ogasawara
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2069:Nagashima
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747:Induction
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